貧ひん小しょう

na-adjective, noun

petty; trivial; paltry; meager

Describes something as small, insignificant, or lacking substance, often with a negative connotation. Used for both concrete and abstract things.

• 彼かれは貧ひん小しょうなことでいつも怒おこる。

  He always gets angry over trivial things.

• その計けい画かくは貧ひん小しょうな予よ算さんで始はじまった。

  The project started with a meager budget.